The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has partnered with Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development (ATEED) to create the jobs in the Auckland film and production industry. "We know there's potentially hundreds of roles for people on the benefit in industries that support the screen industry," said Sepuloni. CHECKPOINT/RNZ The government has dismissed fears that restoring some basic rights to film industry workers will deter big international companies from making movies in New Zealand. "More than half of the people working in the screen industry and half of the businesses are located here," he said. The Auckland industry was busy with Avatar sequels, Netflix series Cowboy Bebop, and Amazon Studios' Lord of the Rings TV series.

Source: Stuff December 13, 2019 22:52 UTC